title: Vitamin A status of low and normal birth weight infants at birth and in early infancy.
abstract: Serum retinol levels of low birth weight (LBW; birth weight < 2500 g) and normal birth weight (NBW; birth weight ≥ 2500 g) infants were evaluated at birth and 3 months using high performance liquid chromatography. At birth, levels were 13.3 ± 8.2 ug/dL in LBW (n=146) and 14.0 ± 6.2 ug/dL in NBW infants (n = 79; p = 0.51), with 41.1% of LBW and 24.1% of NBW infants having vitamin A deficiency (VAD, < 10 ug/dL; P = 0.01). At follow up, levels were 18.0 ± 9.4 ug/dL in LBW (n = 83) and 20.0 ± 7.3 ug/dL in NBW infants (n = 51; P = 0.19), with 18.1% of LBW and 3.9% of NBW infants having VAD (P = 0.02).
authors.affiliation: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi,*Swami Dayanand Hospital, #Kasturba Hospital and $Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India. Correspondence to: Dr Ramesh Agarwal, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, India.
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Deenanath
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Virmani
authors.forename: Munnalal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jaipal
authors.forename: Shuchita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Toteja
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight / Q000097:blood*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood*; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D014801:Vitamin A